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The Roughies are Here

One of my favorite winter arrivals in northern Utah are the Rough-legged Hawks. They are a sure sign that winter is here, and it's going to be cold for a while. Most years they being arriving around the end of October or early November. This year they were a little behind schedule but are now here in pretty good numbers. Yesterday I think I saw about 15 or 16 in all at a number of places around northern Utah. Near the end of the day I found one that was cruising along the Antelope Island Causeway in heavy winds. It made for great photography that I took full advantage of...

Hoping to find some of these in Indiana next month - Vic had provided me with some "hotspots" last year and has recently sent over some additional areas for me to consider. If this year is anything like last year I'll be quite content. Going to try to go a little bit further south too and see what shows up down there. Hopefully all of the research on the internet will pay off.